US2080519A - Cash register - Google Patents

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May 18, 1937. VOGELGESANG ET-AL 2,080,519

CASH REGISTER Filed July 10, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 3nnentor Kurt Vogelgesang and Erich Wagner By I Their (Ittotneg May 1937- r K. VOGELGESANG ET AL 2,080,519

' CASH REGISTER I Filed July 10, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I r ,flu v/-% V Q: 5 64 Kurt Vogelgesan'g' and El ich Wagner 4 Their Gttomeg Zmuentor Patented May 18, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CASH REGISTER Kurt Vogel'gesang and Erich Wagner, Berlin, Germany, assignors to The National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of Maryland (incorporated 1926) Application July 10, 1934, Serial No. 734,537 In Germany July 17, 1933 14 Claims.

In cash registers and accounting machines where the same impression mechanism is employed to make records either upon an issuing check or an insertable slip, and Where the impression mechanism functions identically in both cases, it is the usual practice to use a slip feeling device to disable the check feeding mechanism when a slip is inserted in the machine. How- 15 ever in the machine of the instant invention which is arranged to make a varying number of imprints upon the slip and check, for example, one or two imprints upon the slip, and one imprint upon the check, it was necessary to provide means in addition to the slip feeling device to control the impression mechanism.

Therefore it is broadly an object of this invention to provide means to control the impression mechanism of accounting machines and cash 3:, registers.

Another object is to provide positionable means to control the check feeding mechanism, the printing hammer, and a closure guarding the aperture through which the insertable slips are presented to the impression mechanism.

Another object is-to provide means controlled by an insertable slip to govern the printing hammer.

Other objects of the present invention are: to

:15 supply means to feed the slip; to provide means to return the positionable means to a particular position each machine operation; to provide means to move the positionable means from a particular position to a neutral, or inefiective,

41) position in order to control the impression mechanism in certain types of operations, and to provide means controlled by the positionable means to print a symbol characteristic of the type of operation, slip or check, being performed.

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention includes certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims and a preferred form or embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference. to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

of said drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation as observed from the 53 left of the machine showing the impression mechanism and the positionable member for controlling same.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the mechanism for controlling the feeding of the check material Fig. 3 is a detail view of the mechanism for controlling the parts shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 illustrates the slip feeding mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation as observed from the left of the machine showing the impression mechanism and the slip feeler mechanism for controlling same.

instant inventi General description on, consisting of a single hammer and a single line of type wheels, is arranged to print either upon an issuing check or upon an insertable slip With this type of impression mechanism it is obviously impossible to make imprints upon both the check and the slip at the same time.

Consequently it is necessary to incorporate controlling mechanism in the machine to prevent the insertion of a slip when it is desired to issue a check or receipt, and to prevent the issuing of a check when it is desired print upon a receipt or slip.

The impression mechanism of the instant machine is arranged to make a varying number of imprints upon the slip and check. For example,

either one or two imprints may be made upon the insertable slip during one machine operation, or

one imprint may be made upon the issuing check in one machine operation. This varying of the number of imprints upon the insertable slip complicates the control of the impression mechanism to a marked degree and necessitated the development of the novel mechanism which is the subject of this invention.

This novel mechanism includes a settable member movable to neutral position, an upper or check printing position, and a lower or slip printing position. The settable member remains normally in check printing position and is automatically returned from any other position to this position near the end of each machine operation. The printing hammer of the instant machine is arranged to make two printing strokes each machine operation. When the settable member is in neutral position the check feeding mechanism is disabled, the impression hammer is blocked against printing movement and an obstruction is moved to effective position to prevent insertion of a slip in the slip chute.

. is in neutral position the feeler mechanism that controls the hammer during slip printing operations is retained ineffective.

When the settable member is in its upper, or check printing, position the obstruction continues to bar the entrance to the slip chute. However the hammer disabling mechanism is rendered ineffective. After the hammer performs one printing movement the settable member is automatically moved to neutral position, to disable the hammer so that only one impression will be made upon the issuing check. Also when the settable member is in check printing position the check feeding-mechanism becomes effective to issue checks with a single impression thereon.

Moving the settable member to its lower or slip printing position opens the slip chute, moves the hammer disabling mechanism to ineffective position, disables the check feeding mechanism and renders the slip feeling mechanism effective. As previously stated, one or two impressions may be made upon the slip. This is governed by means of an adjustable stop located in the slip chute in feeler mechanism feels for the slip and if the slip obstructs upward movement of said feeler mechanism the hammeris free to make a printing stroke. In case the .slip is not properly inserted in the ,chute or is moved beyond the feeler mechanism by means of the slip .feeding mechanism upward movement of the slip feeler is not obstructed and movement.

the feeding'of the slip after the first impression moves the end thereof beyond the slip feeler to block the second printing. movement of the hammer.

The .mechanisms outlined in a general way above will now be described in detail.

' Detailed description Inasmuch as the mechanism of the instant invention may be applied to most any accounting machine or cash register, it is thought unnecessary to explain this mechanism in connection with i I any particular type of machine. Therefore only the register mechanismhaving a direct bearing upon the instant invention will be described in connection therewith. 7

Impression'mechanism Directing attention to Figs. 1 and 5, loose on a shaft 36, supported by the printer frame, is an impression hammer 3|, withan impression block .-or platen32, which cooperates with a plurality of type-wheels 33 loose ona shaft 34, likewise supported by the printer frame. The type wheels 33 are differentially positioned by means of depressible amount keys, or in some machines by vmeans of settable levers representing the. different denominations of the machine. Also loose on the shaft 38 is a hammer operating cam 35, integral with a gear 36 which is connected to the machine operating mechanism and makes one revolution in a clockwise direction for each operation of the machine. The periphery of the cam cooperates- .with a roller 31 on a plate 38 rotatably supported by a stud 39 in the left frame of the machine. A

comparatively'st'rong spring 48 urges the-plate 38 counterclockwise to maintain the roller 31 normally in contact with the periphery of the cam 35. A spring 4| is stretched between the plate 38 and the impression hammer 3| to normally maintain said hammer in contact with a stud 42 carried by said plate 38.

I slowly toward the type wheels, however this movement is not suflicient tocause an impression.

Next one of two identical nodes 43 of the cam 35 engages the roller 31 and rocks the plate 36 and hammer 3| full distance clockwise away from the type wheels. As the roller 31 rides off the abrupt edge of the node 43 the spring imparts suflicient impetus to the plate 38 and hammer 3| to cause the platen 32 to force the record material and its superimposed ribbon into contact with the type wheels 33 to make an imprint on said record material. Impression movement of the plate 38 is stopped just before the platen 32 contacts the type wheels the momentum of the hammer 3| being suflicient to complete the impression. After impression, the spring 4| prevents rebound of the impression hammer to-eliminate the possibility of blurring the imprint. The second node 43 of the cam 35 causes a second impression to be made upon the record material in exactly the same'manner as explained above.

Impression control lever I An impression control lever 44 (Fig-l) .pivoted on a stud 45 in the left machine frame has three positions a check printing position, aneutral or non-printing position and a slip printing position. These positions are governed by means of three V-shaped notches 46 in said lever cooperating with the rounded nose of a pawl 41.pivoted at 48 to'the left machine frame. Connected to the upper end of the pawl 41 is a link 49 with a slot which embraces a fixed stud 50. A spring 5|, tensioned between the stud 50 and they pawl 41 urges said pawl counterclockwise into communication with the notches in the lever 44. The lower. end of the link 49 cooperates with a stud 52 ina cam. 53 which receives one clockwise rotation each machine operation. Near the end of machine operation the stud 52 moves the link 48 forwardly to rock the pawl 41 clockwise to disengage its rounded nose from the notches in the impression control lever 44. A spring 54 then retumsithe lever 44 counterclockwise from either the neutral or slip printing position to the check printing position which is the normal position of said lever.

Thelever 44 has therein a slot 55 adapted to receive a stud 56 in a lever 51 loose on a fixed trunnion 58 (see also Fig. 5). A downward extension of the lever 51 has therein a stud 59 which extends within aslot in an arm 68 secured on a shaft 6| journaled in the printer frame. Secured on the-shaft 6| is a shutter 62 an upward extension of which is adapted to be'moved 'at certain times through an aperture in the lower plate of a slip chute 63.

Also secured on the shaft 6| is an arm 64 with a right-angled extension 65 which engages the upper surface of an extension 66 of a slip feeler 61 mounted for vertical movement on the printer'frame by ,means of slots therein in cooperation. with a pair of studs 68 secured in the printer frame. The upper and of the slip feeler 61 is adapted to move through an opening in the lower plate of the slip chute 63 and communicates with the slip opening in said chute in a manner presently to be described.

As shown in Fig. 5, the lever 44 is in its upper or check printing position, in which position the lever 51 in cooperation with the arm 60 positions the shaft 6| so that the shutter 62 obstructs the opening in the slip chute 63 thereby preventing insertion of slips. At this time the arm 64 prevents upward movement of the slip feeler 61 which movement disables the printing stroke of the hammer 3| in a manner later to be described. Moving the lever 44 to the neutral position (Fig. 5) by means of the slot rocks the lever 51 counterclockwise for a purpose presently to be described. However, due to the contour of the slot in the arm this movement is not transmitted to the shaft 6I. Consequently the shutter 62 and the arm 64 remain in their effective position as here shown.

After the impression hammer 3| has completed one printing stroke in a check printing operation the lever 44 is automatically-moved to neutral position to block the second printing movement of said hammer to prevent two impressions being made upon the issuing check. The mechanism for accomplishing this result will now be described.

By studying Fig. 1 it will be observed that the stud 52 in the cam 53 cooperates withan arcuate surface 69 of a pitman 10 slidably supported by means of a slot through which extends the stud 50 and another slot embracing a fixed stud 1 I. The forward surface 12 of an upward extension of the pitman 10 cooperates with a stud 13 in the lever 44. A link 14 connects the lever 44 to a bell crank 15 loose on a stationary stud 16 and resiliently connected by a spring 11 to a hammer disabling pawl 18 also loose on the stud 16. A notch 19 in the lower end of the pawl 18 cooperates with a projection of the hammer 3|.

When the lever 44 is moved to check printing position by the spring 54, the link 14 rocks the bell crank 15 clockwise to move the notch 19 of the pawl 18 out of the path of the projection 80 thereby permitting impression movement of the hammer 3|. Immediately after the first impression stroke of the hammer, the stud 52 engages the surface 69 to move the pitman 10 forwardly, causing said pitman, in cooperation with the stud 13 to rotate the lever 44 clockwise from the check printing position to neutral to cause the right edge (Fig. l) of the pawl 18 to resiliently engage the projection 80, which it will be understood is now above the notch 19 due to the contour of the cam 35. Consequently when the cam 35 rocks the hammer 3I clockwise for a second impression stroke the notch 19 of the pawl 18 bypasses the projection 80 to block the second impression movement of the hammer 3|. Near the end of machine operation the lever 44 is automatically returned to check printing position in the manner explained above. It is therefore obvious that the mechanism just described prevents more than one impression being made upon the issuing check.

Control of check feeding mechanism Super-imposed feeding rolls 83 and 84 (Fig. 2)

advance the check web to the impression mechanism. When the impression control lever 44 (Fig. 1) is in check printing position, mechanism becomes effective to move the lower feed roller 84 toward the upper roller 83 thereby gripping the check web between said rollers. The rollers are then rotated at the proper time to feed the check material to the impression mechanism. A pitman 85 (Fig. 3), connected to the lever 51, is bifurcated to embrace a shaft 86 journaled in the bent-over ears of a bracket 81 secured to a machine cross-frame 88. Pivoted at 89, to the pitman 85, is a lever 90 with a roller 9I, which cooperates with the periphery of a plate cam 92, fast on a shaft 93, journaled in the main machine frames. The lever 90 has a stud 94 coacting with an arm secured on the shaft 86. Also secured on the shaft 86 (Fig. 2) is an arm 96 bifurcated to receive a stud 91 in a bar 98 mounted for vertical reciprocating movement by means of slots therein cooperating with fixed studs 99 and I00.

A plate I M is slidably attached to the bar 98 by means of vertical slots in said plate in cooperation with a pair of studs I02 carried by said bar 98. The plate IOI has a stud I03 coacting with the top surface of a latch I04 pivoted to a slide I05 mounted for horizontal reciprocat ing movement by means of a slot in said slide through which extends the stud I 00 and by means of the bifurcated rearwardly disposed. end of said slide in cooperation with a shaft I06 journaled in the main machine frames. The slide I05 carries a roller I01 which extends within a cam groove I08 in a cam I09 secured on the shaft I06.

The latch I04 has a notch adapted to latch over a stud IIO extending through a clearance opening in the slide I05 and secured in a segment III rotatably supported by a shaft II2 which also supports the upper feed roll 83. The segment III meshes with a pinion I I3 secured to an eccentric H4 in such a manner that the axis of said pinion coincides with the axis of a shaft II5 which loosely supports the eccentric H4. The shafts H2 and H5 are journaled in the printer frame. The lower feed roll 84 is turnably mounted upon the eccentric II4. In Fig. 2 the roll 84 is partly broken away to more clearly show the parts III and H3. A spring H6 is tensioned to urge the latch I04 clockwise to normally maintain said latch out of engagement with the stud H0 and to normally maintain the plate IOI and the bar 98 in their upward positions as shown in Fig. 2. A stud H1 in the latch I04 cooperating with the lower edge of the slide I05 controls the extent of the clockwise movement of said latch.

Moving the impression control lever 44 (Fig. l) to check printing position rocks the lever 51 (Fig. 3) clockwise to position the pitman 85 so that the roller 9I is in the path of the cam 92. Counterclockwise rotation of the cam 92 during machine operation rocks the lever 90 counterclockwise which by means of the stud 94 rocks the arm 95, the shaft 86 (see also Fig. 2) and the arm 96 clockwise to move the bar 98 and the plate IOI downwardly to rock the latch I04 counterclockwise to engage the notch therein with the stud H0 in the segment III. I

Counterclockwise movement of the cam I09 causes the raceway I 08 in cooperation with the roller I01 to move the slide I05 rearwardly to impart counterclockwise movement to the segfrom check printing position to either neutral or slip printing position rocks the lever 51 (Fig. 3) counterclockwise to move the roller 9| out of the path of the cam 92. The latch I04 therefore remains disengaged from the stud H and the slide I05 works idly back and forth without imparting any movement to the segment I I I, thereby preventing feeding of the check material.

Slip feeler mechanism By observing Figs. 4 and 5 it will be recalled that moving the lever 44 to slip printing position imparts maximum counterclockwise movement 7 to the lever 51 to rocklthe shaft 6| and the arm 64 clockwise to move the projection 65 out of the path of the slip feeler 61. It is therefore obvious that the only time the slip feeler is free to function is when the lever 44 is in slip printing position. In slip printing operations prior to each printing movement of the hammer 3|, the feeler 61 feels for a slip 82. If the feeler contacts the slip the printing mechanism is free to function and in case the feeler fails to contact the slip, printing movement of the hammer 3| is blocked.

The feeler 61 has a horizontal slot which embraces a stud H8 in an arm II9 secured on a shaft I journaled in the printer frame. Also secured on the shaft I20 is an arm I2I flexibly connected by spring I22 to a pawl I23 loose on said shaft I20. The pawl I23 has a step out I24 adapted to cooperate with the top surface I25 of a bent portion of the impression hammer 3|. Also secured on the shaft I20 is an arm I26 pivotally connected to the forwardly disposed arm of a bell crank I21 loose on a fixed pivot I20. A downward extension of the bell crank I21 carries a stud I23 which extends within a slot in a link I30 connected to an arm I3I secured on a shaft I32 journaled in the printer frame. Secured on the shaft, I32 is another arm I33 with a stud I34 which cooperates with the periphery of a cam I35 secured on the shaft When the machine is at rest one of two identical nodes I36 of the cam I35 by means of the chain of mechanism just described, retains the feeler 61 in its downward position as here shown. It will be recalled that moving the lever 44 to slip printing position rocks the shutter 62 clockwise to remove the obstruction 62 from the opening in the slip chute, through which the insertable slip 82 is presented to the printing mecha nism. The 'slip may now be inserted in the chute and located in relation to the printing mechanism by means of an adjustable stop I31 (Fig. 4) interposed between the upper and lower plates of theslip chute 63. At the beginning of machine operation counterclockwise movement of the cam I35 immediately moves the node I36 out of the path of the stud I34 thereby releasing the arm I26 and the shaft I20 to the action of a spring I38 which urges said shaft in a counterclockwise direction. The shaft I20 by means of the arm II9 urges the feeler 61 upwardly into the opening of the slipchute and by means of the arm I2I tends to move the step I24 of the pawl I23 over the surface I25 to block counterclockwise printing movement of the hammer 3|. However the inserted slip 02 blocks upward movement of the feeler 61 consequently the step Slip feeding mechanism After the first imprint has been made upon the slip the mechanism shown in Fig. 4 linespaces the slip so that the second imprinting will take place, for example, on a detachable coupon or portion of the slip. This mechanism consists of a cam I40 secured on a shaft |4I journaled inthe printer frame, said cam adapted to cooperate with a roller I42 carried by a lever I43 journaled on a stud I44 in the printer frame. The lever I43 carries a stud I45 upon which is pivoted a segment I46 carrying a roller I41 which cooperates with an arm I40 secured on a shaft I49 journaled in the printer frame. The segment I46 is operatively connected by a pinion |5I loose on a stud in the arm I43 to a pinion I52 secured to a knurled feed roll I53 rotatably mounted on a stud in the lever I43. An aperture in the lower plate of the slip chute permits the feed roller I53 to coact with a knurled upper feed roll I54 loose on a trunnion supported by an upward extension of the slip chute 63, said roller extending through an aperture in the top plate of the slip chute into the slip opening therein.

At the beginning of machine operation'movement of the cam I40 allows a spring I56 to rock the lever I43 counterclockwise to cause the roll er I53 to move the slip against the upper roller I54. After the first impression has been made the arm- I48 is rocked first in a counterclockwise direction and in cooperation with the roller I41 rocks the segment I46 clockwise, which by means of the intermediate pinion I5I rotates the lower feed roll I53 clockwise to line-space the slip. Immediately after the second impression is completed the cam I40 returns the lever I43 clockwise to its normal position after which the arm I46 is returned clockwise to normal position. A spring I51 returns the segment I46 counterclockwise to normal position, which position is determined by means of a stud I in the lever I43 cooperating with the edge of said segment.

In case it is desired to make only one imprint upon the slip, moving the stop I31 (Fig. 4) forwardly locates the slip so that line-spacing thereof after first impression 'moves the rearwardly disposed edge of said slip beyond the feeler 61 (see also Fig. 5). Consequently when the cam I35 allows the feeler to make its second upward movement the slip does not obstruct such movement and the pawl I23 engages the surface I25 and blocks impression stroke of the hammer 3| in the manner explained above. Oscillating movement of the shaft I49 also operates a knife I50 (Fig. 4) to sever the checks.

Symbol printing mechanism positions the segment I59 so that the letter 8" which is symbolic of a slip printing operation will be printed on the detail strip. When the lever is in neutral position a blank portion of the segment I59 is opposite the impression mechanism for the detail strip. Consequently at this time no imprint will be made thereon.

scribed in detail.

There are duplicate sets of characters on each of the type wheels 33, one set of which prints upon either the check or insertable slip and the other set of which is adapted to print upon the detail strip I60. The web of the detail strip I 60 fast on a shaft I65 supported in the printer frame. Also secured on the shaft I65 is an arm I66 with a cam slot I61 adapted to receive a stud I68 in the link 14.

When the segment I59 is in neutral position as here shown, an undercut portion thereof is opposite the impression roll I6I. Consequently upon machine operation no characteristic imprint is made upon the detail strip I60. Moving the lever 44' to slip printing position rocks the arm I66, the shaft I65 and the arm I64 clockwise, which in turn rocks the segment I59 counterclockwise to locate the letter C engraved thereon opposite the impression roll I6I. It is, therefore, obvious that in check printing operations the letter "C is printed upon the detail strip I60 to record the type of operation being performed. The pitman 10 returns the lever 44 from check position to neutral position while the impression roll I6I still impinges the detail strip against the printing segment I59. In order to prevent a blurring of the imprint the notch in the downward extension of the segment I59 allows said segment to remain stationary while the arms I66 and I64 and the shaft I65 are being returned counterclockwise. After the impression is complete the spring I62 returns the segment I59 clockwise to reengage the notch therein with the stud I63.

Moving the lever 44 to slip printing position causes the link 14 andthe stud I68 to rock the arm I66 counterclockwise, due to the configuration of the slot I 61 in said arm, to position the segment I59 so that the letter S, symbolic of a slip operation, is opposite the impression roll I6I Subsequent operation of the machine'causes the letter S to be imprinted upon the detail strip to record the slip printing operation.

The automatic return of the. lever 44 to check printing position, as explained earlier herein, by

means of the link 49, in cooperation with the stud 52 does not occur until after the second impression upon the detail strip is completed, thereby eliminating the danger of the impression interfering with the automatic return of the lever and likewise eliminating the danger of the automatic return of the lever blurring the impression.

It is felt that a clear understanding of the operation of the machine will have been obtained from the foregoing description, and for this rea- The symbol printing mechanism will now be deson no explanation of operation is included herein.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form or embodiment herein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms,

all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine of the class described having a plurality of type carriers, the combination of impression means; means to impart two working movements to the impression means each machine operation; positionable means adaptedto be adjusted to a plurality of positions, to control the impression means; means to retain the positionable means in any of its positions; means to move the positionable means from one position to another to prevent the second movement of the impression means; means to operate the moving means and to render the retaining means ineffective; and resilient means to return the positionable means to its one position.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means to make impressions on record material; means including feed rollers to advance the record material to a printing point; means to move the rollers together to grip the record material there-between; means to operate the moving means; manipulative means; and means controlled by the manipulative means to couple the operating means to the moving means.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means to make impressions on record material; feed rollers to advance the record material to the impression means; means to move the rollers together to grip the record material there-between; means to operate the moving means; an element on the operating means to connect said moving means and the operating means; means to shift the element into connecting position; and manipulative means to render the last named means effective.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means to make imprints on-record material; means to advance the record material to the imprinting means; means to shift an element of the advancing means wherc-v the advancing means grips the record material; means to operate the shifting means; means, including a reciprocating element, to connect the oper-- ating means to the shifting means; means to drive the reciprocating element; and manipulaw tive means to render the driving means effective.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means to make imprints on record material, means to advance record material to the imprinting means; means to shift a portion of the advancing means into position to grip the record material to enable feeding thereof; means to operate the shifting means; means to connect the operating means to the shifting means; posi tionable means; and means, intermediate the positionable means and the connecting means, controlled by said positionable means, to render the connecting means efiective.

6. In a machine of the class described, having a plurality of type carriers, the combination of means to impress record material against the type carriers; a chute to guide the record material to the type carriers; a closure for the chute; an element to feel for the record material means controlled by the feeler to disable the imprinting a positionable member to control the connectingmeans when said record material is not in the path of the feeler; actuating means to intermittently actuate the feeler during a machine operation; and positionable means to render the element ineffective irrespective of the actuating means and to simultaneously shut the closure.

'7.- In a machine of the class described havinga plurality of type carriers, the combination of means to impress record material against the type carriers; a receptacle for the record material; a closure for the receptacle; means adapted to feel for the record material; means controlled by the fe'elingmeans to disable the impression means when no slip is in the path of the feeler; means to render the feeling and disabling means operative prior to impression; and manipulative means to control the feeling means irrespective of the rendering means and to simultaneously control the closure.

8. In a' machineof the class described, the combination of means to make imprints on record material; feed rollers to advance the record material to a printing point; means to move the rollers together to grip the record material there-be.- tween; means to operate the moving means; a positionable member; and means whereby the positionable member controls means and the imprinting means.

9.-In a machine of the class described having a plurality of type carriers, the combination of means to impress record material against the type carriers; feed rollers to advance the record material'to the type carriers and the impressing means; means to move the feed rollers together to grip the record material there-between; means to operate the moving means; means to connect the operating means to the moving means; and

means and the impressing means. "10. In a machine of the class described having a plurality of type carriers, the combination of means to impress record material against the type carriers; feed rollers to advance the record material 'to the type carriers and the impressing means; means to move the feed rollers together to grip the record material there-between; means to operate the moving means; means connecting the operating means to the moving means; means to impart two working movements to the impressing means each machine operation; positionable means to control the moving means and the impressing means; and means to move the positionable means from one position to another to prevent the second movement of the impressing means and. to render the operating means ineffective.

11. In a-machine of the class described, the

the operating combination of means to print on insertable record material; a receptacle for the record material; a closure for the receptacle; record material feeling means; means to normally latch the feeling means against operation; means, controlled by the feeling means during an operation of the machine, to disable the printing means when the record material is not in the path of the feeling means; and manipulative means, to release the feeling means and to open the closure.

12. In a machine ofthe class described having a plurality of type-carriers, the combination of means to impress record material against the type carriers; a chute to guide the record material to the type carriers; a record material feeler:

means adjusted under control of the feeler" to. 1

disable the impressing means when the record material isnot in thepath ofthe feeler; means to release the disabling'means prior to an impression; and manipulative means, supersedingthe releasing means, to retain the disabling means in an ineffective position irrespective of the releasingmeans.

13. In a machine ofthe class described having a plurality oftype carriers, impression means,

and means to impart two working strokes togtheimpression means during each machine operation, the combination-of axmanipulative means shiftable from a normal position to a plurality of positions to control the operation of theimpression means, means for retaining the manipulative meansln shifted positions,- meansoperable to shift. the manipulative means from 1 one positionto another to prevent a secondworking stroke of the impression means, means to return the manipulative-meanspto its normal -posltion,.-

means to release vthe retaining means for .the:

manipulative means whereby the restoring means may becomeleiiective near the end of a machineoperation, and means to, actuatenthe shifting means-and the releasing means in proper timed,

relation during a machine operation 14. Ina machine of theclass described, the r combination of means tomake printed records,

on record, material, means to advance, the record material to the printing means, enabling means, to cause the advancing means to grip the record material to enable the feeding thereoiflmeansto operate thepenabling :means, means to connect:

the operating means to the enabling means, :acam, means, including a memberyoperable by;

said cam, to render. the: connecting means effective, and'manipulative meanstomove said meme her into or out of operative relation'with the cam.

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